“’ "--'~m
., mate,
than I do.
pervading dust,
WEEKLY -NORWALK-
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DON'T CROWD.
Don‘t c1 owd! this world is large enough
For you as well as me,
The doors of art are open wide,
The realm of thought is free. .
Of all earth‘s places, you are'right
To choose the best you can.
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other man.
Don’t crowd, proud miss! your dainty silk
Will glisten none the less
Because it comes in contact with
A beggars tattered dress;
This lovely world was never made
For you and me alone;
A pauper has a right to trend
The path way to a throne.
Don‘t crowd the good from out yourheart
By fostering all that‘s bad,
Bllt give to every virtue room-—
'l‘h'e best that may be had:
*Be ea~l1 day‘s record such a one
That you may well be proud:
Give each his right, give each his room.
And never try to crowd, -
——Alice Cary.
AFTER MANY YEARS.
“I have brought your tea.” It was
the voice of the dragoon that roused
me from my siesta, as he stood by my
deck chair, tea-cup .in hand, as whole-
some a specimen of young England
(five feet eleven in flannels) as you
would meet any day between Port
Said and the Gulf of Aden. His face
showed that he was brimming over
with a matter of weighty "importance,
so I gathered my, self together and
prepared to listen and advise thereon,
for, being an old stager, I_ was used to
the confidence of subaltcrns.
“Fact is, I’ve been hard hit,” began
the dragoon, sitting down on the deck.
“Miss Stanton?" I inquired, sympa-
thetically, for that young woman on
her way to marry a planter, had
worked havoc among the unappro~
priated masculine hearts.
“Miss Stanton! No. I mean the wo-
man who sits next you at table, the
one with the beautiful eyes.”
“My cabin companion, Mrs. Trindcr!
She is probably going out to join her
husband," I added warningly.
“Oh, no. She’s a widow. Hunt of
the Fourth told me all about it; he has
an uncle who has a place close to old
Trinder's, and 1119, Hunt, I mean, knew
them well by sight“ Old Trinder wa
old enough to be her father. He made
a pile in cotton or something of the
sort, and died last year.”
“Well, you know more about her
Though she is my cabin
Companion, I have not found her par-
ticularly soci-able-—”
“That is just it, one does not get any
‘forlarder’ with her; she won’t talk to
anybody.” ‘
“Well, I don’t see how I~ can make
her—
“But if you were to ask her to tea
or some-thing of the sort——”
“And ask you to meet her, of course.
I don’t mind; so be here at four to-
morrow,” and I proceeded to scribble
a note to Hunt of the Fouth, in con-
sideration of his uncle having known
old Trinder.
Somehow,
cess, although the cook surpassed him-
self in tea-cakes, and that subtle fia-
v-or of stewed cockroaches that per-
vades the ship tea was reduced to a
minimum.
Hunt contributed many anecdotes of
his uncle (who knew old Trinder), but
Mrs.
conversation.
The sound of the dressing-bell broke
up the party, leaving the dragoon baf-
fled in his object, but more in love
than ever. He was one of those men
who take the complaint seldom, but
badly; and Mrs. Trinder, with her
slim figure, big eyes, sweet smile and
monosyllables, was in his eyes the
perfection of womanhood.
“You’ll come ashore?” said the dra-
goon, four hours later, as we steamed
slowly into harbor at Aden.
I consented, for a. coaling ship is not
a delectable place; but, in spite of all-
Mrs. Trinder could
not be persuaded to accompany us,
and we left her surrounded by a
swarm of native merchants, who, with
unerring instinct, marked her as an
easy prey
The journey to the empty tanks was
as jolly and dusty as ever. Having 1n-
5pected the few trees, we commenced
our descent, and in so doing came
across the Worst-tempered 'Man. In
the course of an eventful life it has
been my misfortune to foregathcr
with many bad-tempered mortals, but
this one could give points to any two
other men of my acquaintance.
He was an ill-favored, unwh-olesome
looking individual, with puffy. cheeks
and watery eyes, bcto-kening a too
great affinity for the insinuating peg.
His carriage had come to grief on the
road, and he was standing among the
debris apostrophizing. From one or
two expressions borne after us on the
breeze, we learned with sorrow that
he was to be a. fellow passenger to
Bombay.
“On our return to the ship a couple
of hours later, I found Mrs. Trinder
sitting in her cabin among her pur-
chases, wearing a very frightened ex-
pression shre wasa atiml d little thing
and about as fit to knock about the
world alone as an untiedged canary,
having evidently been kept inaa band:
box all her life.
“They’ve put a madman next door.”
she began in a. low voice. “He's
dreadfully violent. Listen.”
A string of Hindustani invectives,
mingled with blows falling on some
dull substance, and exclamations of
“Sahibi Sahib!” reached our ears
through the open grating that headed
the partition walls of the two cabins,
and I recognized the accents of. the
Worst-tempered Man.
“It’s only temper,” I said, reassur-
ingly; “you will get used to that sort
of thing. He’sbeating his servant,
and you may be sure the ‘boy’ is well .
paid. or he wouldn’t stand it. If the
man- swears too loudly, I’ll speak to
the captain."
11:13.1
that tea was not a suc-
Trinder would not be drawn into
“Beating his servant! How dread-
ful. Let us go up on deck.”
Outside we came upon the white-
robed “boy” rubbing his shoulders,
with a smile of satisfaction upon his
face.
“Sticks?” I inquired, sympathetically,
The “boy” grinned.
“Sahib make plenty bobbery,”
replied.
That night, leaning over the prow of
the vessel, watching the glimmering,
fantastic lights in the phosphorescent
waters, Mrs. Trinder waxed confiden-
tial, and I learned the reason of her
journey.
She was unused to traveling, hav-
ing never been fifty. miles away
from home before. Ten years ago she
had loved and been beloved; but the
loved one was ineligible, and her par-
ents, fully alive to the advantage of
wool, had persuaded her to marry old
Trinder; but now that she was on her
he
‘way to India to seek out her early love.
They had always been faithful, though
they had not corresponded (that would
have been wrong) but she had frequent
news of him from a mutual friend.
That he still cared for her seem-ed cer-
tain, for he had never married, al-
though he had attained a good posi-
tion.
There was something touching in her
simplicity, and I felt a greater inter-
est than. hitherto in the little woman,
. and a degree of respect for her child-
’ like fidelity.
“You have written to say you are
coming?” I inquired.
“Oh, no! ‘I could not do that; it
would 51 em like asking him to marry
me. But I ljnow he is in Bombay: I
shall see him, and l‘.hen—” She broke
off with a happy smile; then, after a
pause, continued: “You must hav
thought inc stupid as .d unsociable; but
era-31y 11101110111 of the day I am think-
11:2; of 0.111 1110-:- ting and look1ng for-
11.231 to i... If the days we ould only
«11111-11013 They are so terribly
1'53“...”
l-.:tor in the evening I reported our
c.~:1vc1's:11i1311 to the dragoon, and he
t ..'.=E~; it distinctly 31.13, for the little wo-
1111111 cxcciscd a strange fascination
(.2‘11‘1‘ 1151.
The ‘1\orst-tempered Man was a
sourco of much annoyance to the pas-
sengers generally, and especially to
my cabin passenger, who fled from his
picscnce. His language, too, was not
always cc =11fined to Hindustani, and al-
though one could not help admiring
the b1e:.dth of his vocabulary, I felt
it my bounden duty to report him to
the captain, who moved him to the
901‘. side of the ship, which caused fur-
ther dete1ioration in his temper.
One morning we were awakened
with the glad tidings: that Bombay
was in sight. It took Mrs. Trinder lit-
tle time to dress and collect her im-
pedimenta; before I was up she was
on the deck, whci e I joined her later.
The passengers’ luggage was being
drawn up from the hold, and near the
saloon companion way salt the VVorst—
tempered Man’s servant upon two
portmantaux, bruised but cheerful,
counting rupees into a small canvas
bag. There were a goodly number,
the price of m..ny beatings.
“So we are really, there at last,” be-
gan Mrs. Trinder. Then she suddenly
stopped and stared at something in
front of her. Following the direction
of her eyes, I encountered a portman~
teau, and read the inscription in white
letters, “Fenthan B. Davenant.” Then
I understood.
At that instant the Worst-tempered
Man appeared. He looked at Mrs.
Trinder, and for the first time their
eyes met; a dawn of recognition broke
over him.
“Is it possible?” he began.
'Mrs. Trinder bowed.
“You have a time— table ” I inter-
rupted, qrickly; “kindly tell me what
time the evening train starts for Poo-
nah.”
1
Before he had answered my ques- .
tion Mrs. Trinder was half way down
the companion, and when I went into
the cabin a few minutes later she was
sitting forlorn on her cabin box, the
picture of disappointed hopes.
The blow had been a hard one.
“Everything seems to have come to
an end,” she said mournfully. “I
dont know what to do or where to go.”
“But I do. You will come with me
to Poonah, and stay there until you
have decided on your future.”
Then I returned to the deck, where
I found the dragoon standing by his
guncase, his faceg loomy and clouded.
“My leave isn’t up tel 11 week yet,”
he remarked, “so I’m going 11p coun-
try for a big shoot.”
“You won’t do anything of the sort.
Mrs. Trinder is coming to stay with _ '
me.”
“And her friend too?”
I pointed to the deckhouse, where
stood the Worst-tempered Man, peg-
glass in hand and profanity on his lips.
“That is he,” I said.
The clouds cleared from the dra-
goon’s face instantaneously.
“Mashallah!” he exclaimed.
Financial Heresy in ”Kentucky.
A newly ordained minister of Carter
County, who was recently called upon
to marry a certain couple, after man—
aging to wobble through with most of
the ceremony, wound up as follows:
“I- charge you in the name of the laws
of the State of Kentucky, and the laws
are laid down by Moses and G. Wash-
ington, $5 for this ceremony. I am a
free-silver man, but I’ll be durned if
I will take any more coonskins on mar-
riage fees.”—-Ashland, Ky, News.
Educational Pioblem.
“Some men,” said Uncle Eben, “kin
trin er dog ter do any ting dey tells ’im
an’ at de same time raise de,,mos’ dis-
obejintest chillun in de neighborhood.”
-lVashington Star.
Irishman-”s definition of the grip.
“It’s a disease that keeps you sick 3
long time after you are well."
i will come.
THE EAMINE IN INDIA.
A FEW GRAPHIC INSTANCES OF THE
SUFFERINGS ENCOUNTERED.
Great 'iritnin’s Responsibility. “11111:
has Becmne of the $520,000,000 Set. Aside
in 1877
perienced by the illuhalnmednns.
Fifty million human beings starving
to dcath—one-tcn nth that numbel a1-
rcady beyond? ‘13 sufiering—that is the
fiiglltful story to be recorded in tell-
inf-1 of the plescnt“ 1' amine in India.
It is 11 blacks spot in British history,
and naturally the British papers, with
their nus-placed patriotism, are anxious
to conceal the true state of affairs.
To more fully understand how it is
possible for one of the wealtlfiest
countries in the world to bc thus pe-
riodically afflicted it should 1):: remem-
bered that almost the entire wealth is
in. the hands of the few—a few thous-
and peruaps—aud that the great mass
of neariy three hundred million be-
ings live in air-ject poverty.
Then, too, nearly every Hindoo is a
vegetarian, and would rather die than
touch meat: 3
After the famine of 1877 the Gov-
ernment set aside twenty million
pounds sterling to be used in case of
another famine. Crops proved good
for nearly twenty years, and then
came the scarcity of last year. Of
course, the Viceroy at once inquired
for the fund in question and learned
that it had been diverted into other
channels. Rep 1rt had it that the mon-
ey was used to repair roads and to
fortify ce1tain mountain passes, but
the term diversion in this case cov-
ered a multitude of sins. The fact of
the matter was that the money had
disappeared with the exception of
about $3,000,000, which was not even
a drop ill the bucket.
The truth of this accusation is at-
tested by the missionaries distribut-
ing recent famine funds.
They all say the money has been di-
verted from its original purpose, and
for 511.011 Distress as is now_Ex-
some assert that much of it was stolen
by an English political ring.
The great Famine Fund was raised
by taxing the natives, and handled
solely by Englishmen, thousands of
whom are now living in luxury in
London, while their victims starve 011
the plains of India.
To show the extent of the fa111'11113,a
Methodist missionaly,s stationed at Ja-
balpur, can be quoted as saying that
in that district alone 28,000 died from
starvation in four months. At Poona,
one of the plague centres of India. the
state of affairs beggars description.
The unfortunates simply drop
wherever they may be, and, being fa-
taiists, they simply remain passive un-
til death overtakes them.
In one instance, a group of father,
mother and two children was being
photographed. When the photographer
sought to alter their poses he found
that the entire family had passed into
the next world. The blood of the starv-
ing wretches becomes so thin that the
brain ceases to act, and they sit in a
dull stupor, caring for nothing and
practically oblivious to everything.
One of the missionaries reports a
trip he took through the central pro<
vinces. According to him, the natives
are so emaciated as to scarcely
resemble human beings. They fight 1
like tigers over a grain of rice, and in
many cases commit suicide through
means of poisonous herbs obtained in
the jungle.
The description of one of these
stricken beings is awful. The head is
out of all proportion, the legs and
arms are like sticks, the skin looks like
shrivelled up parchment and is cov-
ered with bleeding festering sores.
In many cases the women try to sell
their children to the Europeans in hope
of saving the lives of the babes. \thn
the parents find that children are not
saleable merchandise they return to
their villages in the vain hope that aid
F 11st ‘ hey live on one meal
a day, then 011 one meal in two days.
and finally they starve.
One ve1y 1111:1125 gpllaseO' of the
famine is that t :e nati ."cs consider it a
visitation of their god; and refuse to
help themselves, declaring that fate
meant them to starve. So strong is
this inrccted feeling of fatalism that
a Hindoo wi‘. notget out of the way
of an approachin»g carriage.
“If the 3:. will that I be run over,
it will "1:1. 3...,” he says, and 1.1-3 will not
budge 1.11;. "' 1:11. Entreaties and even
beatings i have no effect and the
carriage ..’-.l have to turn 1.3.3:..12.
The CI 3tution of the ' 2‘ is
lllfitted ‘ .ature to with;.;1'."1:~.:d such
as a1faminc. Insult a
Hindoo 11111: he will squat himself in
a come-:- and determine to die. And
before :7. week has passed he will have
pined away. His blood is naturally
thin, and in no condition to long will
stand the ravages of hunger.
"111 cases of the wives of the better;
class natives is'very sad. These are
the people of whose suiferings one
hears least. Mohammedan women
are never seen, of course. They live
for no eyes but their husbands’. In
many and many an empty house in In-
dia ”lo-day these poor women are.
proudly but surely passing from health
to en:..1c1:1tir1n. and from emaciation to
ill'fllll. ' ‘ g
The great question of caste that di-
3. Viol-115.11-...
1'1ch the people of India into numerf
1.111s social stl'ata‘and which is enex«
lricably mixed with religious, commer-
c2111 and political prejudices obtrurlcs
itself even in the ”ace of death. wives:
Y01k J0u111al.
“That was a
11‘ to 5.0.”
"What wrait?”
“When former wife married he
:ellt the {11111-3111 :3. copy of ‘The Tam-
ing of the Shrew.’ ”—Philadelphia
'.,.,. \
‘11. .515.
1 park, etc., while all the time his inajes-
1
3 unusual,
LEOPOLD ON A LARK.
The King of the Belgians 011‘ on a Myo-
terious Juunt.
London, May 31. ———There is a good
deal of mystery about the recent move-
ments of the king of the Belgians. This
state of things cannot be regarded as
for Leopold II has long been
the most unconventional of monarchs.
In' the middle of last week the official
court chronicler in Brussels gave to the
press the customary paragraphs that,
the king breakfasted so and so, dined
at such an hour, went to walk in the
ty was strolling about London seeing 1
the jubilee preparations and enjoying
himself generally in a. quiet sort of
waY- ‘
Some say that he perpetrated a little
joke by proceeding to Sheffield. last
week when Queen Victoria paid a visit ,
to that city, and the old lady was
scared to see her royal kinsman on foot
in the front line of the big crowd of en-
thusiastic Yorkshiremen.
Whether the story is true or not, it is
certain that King Leopold ,might have
seen the queen at any moment before
her departure for Scotland on Friday
evening and did not take advantage of
the opportunity. But on Sunday last
he suddenly started off after her maj-
esty and traveled to Balmoral as an
ordinary passenger.
After seeing the queen the king made
tracks for Glasgow, where his yacht
was opportunely anchored, and aboard;
that vessel he sailed on Wednesday
morning for parts unknown. If the list
of people aboard the yacht could have
been obtained, light might have been
thrown upon the mystery, but the ves-
sel was jealously guarded while in port,
and the king selected the Witching hour
of midnight for joining her.
The natural impulse of those unac-
quainted with King Leopold’s ways
would be. to connect such a journey as
that to Balmoral with affairs of state.
But those who know the man would
scout such an explanation. Five years
ago, during a similar mysterious jaunt,
an enterprising Belgian journalist had
the king watched for 24 hours in Lon—
don. The result was poor reading in-
deed, for the king rose at 11 o’clock in
the morning, lunched at a cafe in Re—
gent street, walked in the park most of
the afternoon, dined at the same cafe,
visited a fashionable music hall, return-
ed to his hotel at 11 p. m and presuma-
bly went to bed. .
'I‘HE EMERGENCY RATION.
A Test That Fully Proves Its Efficiency
In Military Movements.
Fort Sill; I. T., “May 31.—Troop E,
» First cavalry, has just returned from a
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ten days’ march on five days’ emer-
gency rations. The trip was made as a
test. The .troop was commanded by
Captain W. S. Brown, and he was fol—
lowed by Lieutenant W. H. Osborne,
one day behind, with a relief detach-
ment in case of trouble. The troop
was accompanied by Colonel Charles
Smart, surgeon,_ detailed from Wash—
ington to make a report upon the
trial.
The troop as it came into the post
looked well and hearty for the usual
wear and tear of field service. The
horses suffered 'some, as they were de-
prived of grain. Captain Brown ex-
pressed himself as well pleased with
the results, and except for some minor
changes in equipments suggests no im—
provements upon the ration as adopted.
Colonel Smart says it is now fully
demonstrated that a. body of men can
march ten days on the prepared half
rations and be as well equipped physi-
cally at the end of the trip to meet the
enemy as when they started. The men
lost about four pounds each, none of
them were sick, and Colonel Smart
E says the results of the trip are satis-
; factory in every respect, fully establish-
ing the emergency ration as a perma-
nent and tried institution in every
equipment.
1 Township Records Missing.
Atlantic Highlands, N. J., May 31.——
The books and records of Middletown
township, Monmouth county, have dis-
appeared. The officials are about to be-
gin an investigation into the affairs of
the town, and it was while preparing
f01 the work that the books were miss-
ing. The news led to the report that
there was a. shortage in the accounts of
some of the township officials, and that
the books had been stolen to hide the
matter. This is denied, but no one can
account for the disappearance of the
books.
Nellie Bly’s Latest.‘
Chicago, May 31.—Nellie Bly, who
achieved notoriety a few years ago by
a. lightning chase around the world and
later married an aged millionaire, Rob-
ert Seaman, now wants to be detective.
With that end in view, she now is in
this city. She believes Chief Kipley is
in need of a woman of her attainments
to do fine police work, but as yet she
has not succeeded in convincing the
head of the police department.
Knights of Pythias Lose.
Lansing, Mich" May 31. —The Im-
proved Order Knights of Pythias has
won a victory in its controversy with
the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias.
The latter sought to enjoin the former
from using the ritual and jewels of the
Order of Knights of Pythias and from
using the nameImproved OrderKnights
of Py thias. The supreme court sustains
the circuit court in Detroit in dismiss-
ing the bill for an injunction.
Delaware’s Legislature.
Dover, Del., May 31.—The Delaware
legislature has adjourned until Jan. 11,
1898, when it will again meet to enact
the legislation necessary to enforce the
new constitution soon to be promulgat-
ed by the constitutional convention.
Philadelphia Gets Dowd.
Philadelphia, May 31.—A baseball
trade by which the Philadelphia club
secures the services of Dowd of the St.
Louis club in exchange for Hellman,
Grady and Harley has been consum-
mated. , ~
An Adirondack Bank.
\Vashington, May 31.—The comptrol-
1 ler of the currency has given authority
llzean tiling forIlou-nd» .
for the organization of the Adirondack I
National bank of Saranac Lake. N. Y,I
to begin business; capital, $50,000.
Died For a Jilt.
Syracuse, May 31.—George A. Beggs.
a. drug cle1k,1eceived a letter from his
sweetheart yeslelday b 9113 ing off the
engagement. and he 111 insdiately .ock
cyanide .of potas.h and died. "
‘s A- .
Washlllgtl
, MARK TWAIN’S CONDITION.
London Friends Deny Stories of His 111
Health and Poverty.
London, June 2.—The friends of Sam-
uel L. Clemens, Mark Twain, deny the
stories in circulation regarding his ill
health and impoverished condition. The
humorist is in better health and spirits
than for years past. The report of last
autumn that Mr. Clemens was living
in quiet lodgings and working day and
night at his book in order to pay his
creditors and provide for his family
was perfectly true. He had then reach-
ed London, after the death of his daugh-
ter, in a terribly depressed condition
and in bad health, but he seems to have
thriven on hard work. For several
months he and his family have been
living in a. prettily furnished house sit-
uated on a. charming square at Chelsea.
' His book is now finished, and the pub-
lisher is on his way here from the Unit-
ed States to take back the manuscript.
Mr. Clemens and his family will leave
London at the end of this month to pass
the summer in Austria. '
On last Thursday Mr. Clemens dined
with a few men friends, including Mr.
Nelson, the editor of Harper's Weekly.
Mr. Clemens‘ hair is almost white, but
his face has a. good color, his eyes are
bright, and his figure is upright and
alert. He talked most entertainingly all
the evening about his travels, his books
and his experiences in London. After
he had left, Mr. Nelson, who is an old
friend, said: “I have never seen him
in better form. He looks far better than
When I saw him in New York a few
years ago.”
Tillman on the Dispensary Law.
Washington, June 2.—When Senator
Tillman was asked for an expression
concerning the decision of Judge Simon-
ton in the South Carolina. dispensary
case, he said that the state undoubtedly
would appeal the case to the supreme
court of the United States. He said the
decision practically annulled the Wilson
act of 1890, and that if it should be sus-
tained by the supreme court nothing
would be left but to get congress to
pass another law that could be made
binding. This, Senator Tillman says,
he will use his best efforts to accom-
plish. “We don’t surrender the princi-
ple,” he said, “and I shall take some
step here to maintain it.”
Twenty Christian Insurgents Killed.
Khania,-Crete, June 2.——Fighting oc-
curred here between a, band of bashi
bazouks and a. force of Christian in-
surgents. Twenty Christians were kill—
ed, but the loss of the Moslems is not
known. Further conflicts are feared,
owing to the inactivity of the British
troops, which have been relied upon to
keep order.
Strike In Havana.
Havana, June 2.—The street car and
stage drivers and stable hands of this
city have gone out on strike owing to
the failure of the companies to comply
with their promises to increase the
wages of their employees, as a result
of the fall in the value of bank bills.
Five Children llIurdered.
Welsh, W'. Va., June 2.—Five chil-
dren were burned to death in the resi-
dence of J. H. White, two miles from
Keystone. Enemies of the family are“
believed to have fired the house. Blood-
hounds will be used to trace the mur-
derers.
Murderer Escapes on 3 Wheel.
Springfield, 0., June 2.——James Young
and Dan Smith quarreled at Cedarville,
ten miles south of here. Young killed
Smith by shooting him through the
heart and then made his escape on a
bicycle.
Refuses a Decoration.
Athens, June 2.—It is reported that
Ricciotti Garibaldi, son of the Italian
liberator, has refused to receive the
Order of the Redeemer offered to him
by the king of Greece in recognition of
his services as a volunteer in the Greek
cause.
Agricultural Works Burned.
Cummingsville, N. Y., June 2.—The
George Sweet Agricultural works burn-
ed to the ground.
The Colton DIurder. .
St. Louis, May 31.—Two women, one
of whom is supposed to be the Wife of
Michael J. Colton, the young Irishman
who was murdered in his home at
Bloomington, 1115., recently, were ar—
rested here just as they were about to
step from the gangplank of a steamer.
It is said the? are charged with com-
plicity in the crime.
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Shot In Court. _
Salt Lake City, May 31.—Richard
Harvey was convicted of burglary and
sentenced to prison for three years.
While being handcuffed in the court-
room he made a break for liberty,
knocked down several bailiffs and was
finally shot and dangerously wounded
by Deputy Sheriff Burt.
A Canadian Innovation.
Ottawa, May 31.—The Dominion gov-
ernment has decided to do away with
controllers in the Dominion govern-
ment. The controllers of inland reve-
nue and customs will be made full
fledged ministers and have position in
the cabiilet.
Presidential Postofllces. 4
Washington, May 31. ———The following
postofiices will be raised to the presi-
dential class on July 1: Edgartownp
Mass; Roslyn and Chautauqua, N. Y.;
» Helmetta, N. J.; Coraopolis and Rose‘-
mont, Pa., and Delaware City, Del.
Child’s Death From Creosote.
Seneca Falls, N. Y., May 31.—The in-
fant daughter of John Cunningham has
been ill for some time and has been
given medicine regularly. Last night
' a. dose of creosote was given to the
child by mistake, and it killed her.
Green and Needham Miatched.
San Francisco, May 31.—George Green
.- (Young Corbett) of this city has signed
‘ articles of agreement for a. fight with
Danny Needham to take place before'
Brady’s new eastern club some time in
July.
' . A. \Vheelman Killed.
Philadelphia, May 31.—Frank Logan,
aged 46, who started for an outing on.
his bicycle, was struck by a. heavy
wagon and thcwn under its wheels and
killed.
The Louisville Postmaster-ship.
11, May 31.e-The president
has ‘1".llilated Thomas H. Baker as
onsllaster at Louisville. ,
‘ the extreme.
A VALUABLE FIND.
Early Christian Documents Unearthed 1-
Egypt by "rrenfell and Hunt.
London, May 31.—A great find of an-
cient papyri in Egypt has been. made
by Grenfell and Hunt, who are work-
ing in behalf of the Egyptian explora-
tion fund. At Behneseh many ancient
rubbish mounds yielded a rich store.
In three mounds the quantity of rolls
found is large enough to warrant the
assumption that a part of the archives
had been thrown there.
The papyri range from the Roman
conquest to early Arab times. Each
century is largely represented. Most
of the documents are written in Greek,
with a sprinkling of Latin, Coptic and
Arabic. Little is yet known of the con—
tents, bur. Grenfell’s hope in digging at
the site of Oxyrynchjis of finding early
Christian documents is realized.-
Among the papyri is a. leaf from a.
third century papyrus nok containing
a. collection of the sayings of Christ.
Some of these sayings are not in the
gospels, and others exhwit divergen-
cie’s from the gospels. It is believed
that when the papyri are- examined in
detail further discoveries of Christian
records, as well as fragraents of lost
classical literature, will be found, since
in some of the mounds a large propor-
tion’ of the papyri are written in un-
cials, which were largely employed
during the first few centuries of the
Christian era.
One'hundred and fifty rolls, in many
cases several feet long, have been re-
tained at the Gizeh museum, and the
rest are on the way to England.
Besides the papyri a. number of coins,
200 inscribed tiles, bronze and ivory or-
naments and other objects of the R0-
man and Byzantine periods have been
recovered.
POWERS AND FORTE.
The Military Armistice and the Discussion
of the Peace Conditions.
Constantinople, May 31.—The embas-
sadors of the powers, in their reply to
the porte’s note of May 28, saying the
Turkish government consents to nego-
tiate for peace provided the Greek com-
manders first sign an armistice and
that so soon as this is done "the Turkish
government will negotiate the peace
conditions with the embassadors the
treaty to be signed by the Turkish and
Greek plenipotentiaries in Thessaly, an-
nounced that they do not object to the
conclusion of a military armistice and
will take steps at Athens with the ob-
ject of securing it, but in the mean—
while they are of the opinion that the
discussion of the peaceconditions should
begin without delay.
Loyal to the Royal Family.
Athens, May 31.—There appears to be
little inclination here to accept the ac-
cusations against the royal family made
in certain of the newspapers, and the
maintenance of order is fully assured.
Crown Prince Constantine has receiv-
ed an invitation to attend Queen Vic-
toria’s diamond jubilee next month.
The opportunity for such a. visit on the
part of the crown prince has given rise
to much discussion.
Mutiny Among Convicts.
San Francisco, May 31.—Another se-
rious outbreak occurred among the
rebellious convicts of San Quentin pris-
on. Seven hundred prisoners, who re-
fused to work in the jute mill on Thurs-
day, complaining of the prison diet,
and who had been since confined on a.
bread and water diet, made 'a. combined
attack on the handful of guards. The
latter turned their rifles on the mal-
contents, seriously wounding several.
The outbreak .was queued after a. hot
fight lasting only a few minutes.
Too Much Athletics.
Hanover, N. H., May 31.—J. F. Moody,
the best two mile runner in Dartmouth
college, lies in the Hitchcock hospital
in a. critical condition with.one side
paralyzed and a. blood vessel in the
brain broken. His condition is attrib-
uted to the effects of the hard race he
ran in the intercollegiate games at
Worcester, May 22, after which he was
physically exhausted.
The McCord Charges.
Washington, May 31.—The senate
committee on territories has postponed
inquiry into the charges against Hon.
M. H. McCord, who has been nominat-
ed as governor of Arizona, until next
Thursday, in order to allow Attorney
General Wilson of Arizona, who is
prosecuting the charges, to put them
in shape for presentation.
The Albany Capitol Contract. .
Albany. May 31.—After a long con-
ference with Governor Black and Cap-
itol Commissioner Perry, State Super-
intendent of Public Works George W.
Aldridge was awarded the contract for
completing the state capitol to the Hai-
lowell Granite works of Hallowell, Me.,
whose bid for the same was $259, 000.
Bicyclist Choked to Death.
Chicago, May 31.—Desire Bruno, a.
professional bicyclist, was riding in the
street here on a bicycle and carrying
the frame of another Wheel hanging
about his neck. The wheel that he was
riding collapsed, and the frame caught
him in such a manner as to choke him
to death.
The Wrecked Ohio.
Edinburgh, May 31. —The position of
the British steamer Ohio, which went
ashore yesterday in ‘a dense fog ten
miles north of Wick, is plecarious in
Her rudder is damaged
and her engine room and all her hold:
are full of water.
Roosevelt to Speak.
Washington, May 31.—Assistant Sec-
retary Roosevelt has gone to Newport,
where he will deliver" the annual ad
dress upon the opening of the Navai
War college. He will return to Wash»
ington in a week.
A llIilliug Company Fails.
Mankato, Minn, May 31.—The Hub-
bard Milling company and P. D. Hub—
bard have failed. Hubbard estimates
his liabilities .1. 3,330,000 and assets not
. over $350,000. ,,
A Mexican War Veteran Dead.
Sara‘toga, May 31.—Henry Vanderbo-
gart died at Milton, Saratoga county.
He was 80 years old and served as an
officer in the Mexican war.
The Gold Reserve.
Washington, May 31 ——The treasury
report shows the gold reserve to be
8144, 261, 249. \ .
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